John Dolan asks why are we continuing with the 8pm closure of pubs, cinemas, restaurants and theatres?

Could the €100 electricity bill giveaway have been better spent elsewhere? So asks John Dolan in his weekly column

Pubs and their drinkers have suffered badly in the pandemic - and now they want to charge moderate and responsible drinkers even more for a tipple, says John Dolan

Has our love affair with the 1946 film 'It's A Wonderful Life' begun to wane? So asks John Dolan in his weekly column

This week marked the 100th anniversary of the death of one of Ireland's greatest architects, writes John Dolan

Masks were introduced for children aged nine upwards this week... where do you stand? Read John Dolan's weekly column on the issue

We should all take time out to register the fact the vaccines are saving lives every single day, says John Dolan

Our 'togetherness' during the pandemic has started to crack, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

John Dolan has reservations about a world where cash becomes extinct

If we are to address climate change it’s our politicians who will do this, at the behest of us: The voters, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

Why are so many parents happy to allow their children to open social media accounts without giving their consent and free to post what they want? So asks John Dolan

Businesses should be compelled to offer the same inducements to customers who aren’t online as to those who are, says John Dolan in his weekly column

Why can't the government make a decision, quickly and decisively on the Covid bonus, so asks John Dolan in his weekly column

John Dolan felt our 80-year-old head of state came across as immature in his recent actions, when he refused an invitation to an event marking the centenary of the partition of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland

In his weekly column ahead of Budget 2022, John Dolan says we can't have it all

If we want to change the minds of anti-vaxers, we have to respect their decisions, not insult and demonise them, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

A shortage of flights and an impending 10-week closure are far from ideal, but John Dolan says there are reasons for optimism too on the horizon for our airport

My home has been plagued by dozens — and I am not exaggerating a whit — and dozens of power cuts, despite a new power line in our locality, so says John Dolan

If we accept U.S force is the only way to free Afghanistan, and a President takes that action, where will the people of Ireland stand when the Americans ask to again use Shannon Airport as a stop-off point for their soldiers?

John Dolan was among the millions of devotees to X Factor, which has met its demise

That first successful vaccination against TB took place 100 years ago tomorrow, (Sunday July 18th) — and the BCG went on to save countless lives around the world, and is still doing so today, says John Dolan

When the Macroom Bypass opens at the end of 2023, John Dolan won't be able to contain his excitement...

Feuding brothers have been part and parcel of life since Cain and Abel, says John Dolan, who reflects on a more modern day sibling rift

Tomorrow (June 27) marks the 175th anniversary of Parnell’s birth, and the 130th anniversary of his tragic, premature death will fall in October, writes John Dolan

The issues affecting voters in leafy Dublin Bay South are a real eye-opener to most of the country, says John Dolan in his weekly column

John Dolan reveals how his heart broke a little when his kids no longer want to play with his soccer sticker collection - but looks ahead to the Euro 2020 games with excitement.

Boris and Bertie have the same Teflon immunity to failings and perceived wrongdoings, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

New leader of the DUP in the North is a politician, not a missionary evangelist. His religious beliefs — even if they may appear bizarre, or even abhorrent to some — are a private matter, says John Dolan

Ireland's seventh - and last - Eurovision win was 25 years ago on Tuesday... and as Ireland compete in the 2021 semi-final that night, JOHN DOLAN says another victory seems further away than ever

In his weekly column John Dolan looks at the scourge of littering - and asks if an awareness campaign announced by County Hall is really going to have any impact

The entire European banking industry is facing a crisis, but it is particularly acute in Ireland, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

Ireland's murder rate is low and falling, and technology means we have never been safer on our streets, says JOHN DOLAN

In his weekly column John Dolan 

How much longer can this ultra-stance last, asks John Dolan in his weekly column

A post office on Cork's northside closes for good next week, marking the end of an era, writes John Dolan

The Taoiseach's annual visit to Washington on St Patrick's Day has been called off - but had he been invited by the President, he should have ignored the naysayers and gone, says John Dolan in his weekly column

Recent comments by Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron about the safety and efficacy of some Covid-19 vaccines may put off large swathes of people from having the jab, fears John Dolan

Is there something we could do on a personal and national level to address vaccine access iniquity, asks John Dolan in his weekly column

Despite myriad advances in science and medicine there remains a hard core of people who are still steadfast in refusing vaccinations, says John Dolan

In his weekly column John Dolan asks the question on everyone's lips - when will I be vaccinated against Covid-19?

In his weekly column John Dolan looks at how Micheál Martin, who only became Taoiseach 196 days ago, is handling the Covid crisis

In his weekly column John Dolan looks at reasons to be optimistic for the year ahead 

In his weekly column, John Dolan reflects on the past nine months, since Leo Varadkar made his famous speech on Covid

Where is the logic or fairness in keeping wet pubs closed? asks John Dolan in his weekly column

If the most powerful man in the world is subject to scrutiny and censorship from a company with a global reach like Twitter, doesn’t that make Twitter the most powerful force in the world? So asks John Dolan in his weekly column

John Dolan says he was reminded of Ireland’s love-hate attitude to the British monarchy when he watched the acclaimed TV series The Crown.

Could we weather a lockdown three? So asks John Dolan in his weekly column

Not only must we pray for a vaccine, but we must also pray that it falls into the right hands, and that the people who find it are as altruistic as one of the greatest Corkmen who ever lived, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

It is a shame that some icons in Cork history have missed their moment in the sun, so their stories can be re-told, so says John Dolan in his weekly column

Like the flat-earth debate, the anti-mask one completely lacks logic, so says John Dolan in his weekly column